Creating high performance buildings is crucial not only for energy conservation but also for
enhancing indoor comfort and well-being of occupants. Complex Fenestration Systems …

Different shading device systems and control strategies can be employed in different parts of
a window system to perform different functions, particularly for fully glazed façades. A split …

Advanced daylighting systems have become commonly used in modern architecture for a
more sustainable environment. The mainstream of recent daylighting studies focuses not …

A dynamic liquid filled prismatic louver (LFPL) façade is evaluated both as a daylight
redirecting and an energy harvesting system. The LFPL performs daylight redirection due to …

Advanced shading systems, including light redirecting systems, may cause undesirable
glare and affect the quality of the transmitted daylight. Therefore, it is important to integrate …

This article analyzes and compares three daylighting technologies: light pipes, optical fibers,
and heliostats. This work aims to evaluate their efficiency, sustainability, and cost …

Louvre is a common type of shading devices and has been increasingly used in office
buildings. Meanwhile, some reflective types of louvre have been used to provide shade and …

Sunlight-guiding micro prism, one of the daylighting systems, can redirect the sunlight into
the room to increase indoor daylighting. However, this passive system still has limitations; it …

Over the past two decades, the development and utilization of underground spaces have
increasingly become a critical aspect of urban construction in China. Given the importance …

Oblique‐incidence‐induced energy‐density loss (OEL) is a universal problem which affects
nearly all processes involving electromagnetic waves, especially sunlight harvesting …